Combined sash holder and fastener



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E. E. MASTERS'. COMBINED SASH HOLDER AND FASTENER.

.NO- 592,873. Patented'Nov. 2, 1897.-

UNITED ,STATES PATENT "OFFICE,

EGBERT E. MASTERS, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED -sAsl-lv HoLDER AND FAsTENER.

sPncIFIcA'IfIoN forming im of Letters Patent No. 592,873, dated November2, 1897. Applimion filed retru'ary z5, 1.397. Oseria no. 625,009. (Noman.)

To all whom t mag/concern.- f

ramento, in the county of Sacramento and State `of California,haveinvented a new and useful Combined Sash Holder and'Lock, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to combined sashholders and sash-locks, theobject being to provide a device of this character simple inconstruction, efcient in operation, and which may be easily and quicklyapplied to any ordinary window-sash now in use whereby-said sash may belockedin its closed position or be automatically held in any openposition desired Without the aid of weights and cords and be preventedfrom rattling at all times.

With these objects in view the invention consists of the several detailsof construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described,and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an edge View strips of ordinaryconstruction with my in-Y vention appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection through the side rail of a sash removed from the window-framewith my invention applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of aportion of the window frame and sash also having my invention appliedthereto. Fig. 4 shows the separate parts 'of the device constituting myinvention.

Similar reference-numerals indicate similar parts in the severalfigures.

The side rails of the upper and lower windoW-sashes are indicated by 1and 2, respectively. 3 indicates the windowframe; 4, the innerguide-strip; 5, the middle guide-strip, and 6 the outer guide-strip. Allof these parts may be of any ordinary and approved construction. Theedge of the guide strip 4 which faces the middleguide-s trip isrecessed, as indicated at 7, and Within this recess is seated andsecured a plate 8, having at its upper end a lug 9, which projectstoward the middle strip 4.A The recess 7 and the lug 9 should be soarranged that the outer end of the lug is flush with the surface of theguidestrip 4. The side rail 2 is provided with a deep recess, asindicated at 10, for the recepi tionof the looped end 11 of a U-shapedspring l l2.V This recess 10 opens out in the front face of the siderail as Well as in its edge. The short arm 13 of the spring is providedat its end with lateral extensions 14, projecting from its oppositeedges, and these extensions are bent in opposite directions at a rightangle to the said arm and fit in suitable recesses 6o formed in thebottom of the recess 10 and in the edge of the sash rail 2,.respectively. Screws 15 or other suitable fastening devices pass throughthese extensions into the sash and hold the springsecurelyin position.The long arm 16 of the springextends longitudinally of the rail and isprovided with a lateral projection 17, which forms a linger-piece bymeans of which pressure may be applied to the spring to compress it fora purpose to be 7o hereinafter referred to. The front face of the siderail 2 is provided with a shallow recess (indicated by 18) leading fromthe recess 10 for the reception of the long arm 16 ofthe spring when inits compressed position in order that the outer surface of thespring-arm 16 may lie flush' with the outer surface of the sash-rail.The said rail is also provided with a recess 19 toreceive the nger-piece17. for a similar purpose.

The spring 12 and the plate 7 are secured in position for the upper sashin a manner similar to that heretofore described, with the eX- ceptionthat the positions of the two parts are reversed-that is to say, the arm16 of the 85 spring extends downwardly and the lug 9 on the plate 8 isarranged at its lower end, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1.

It is of course to be understood that one of the springs 12 is to beattached to each edge 9o of the respective sashes; but, if desired, thelocking-plate 8 may be dispensed with onone side of the window-frame, inwhich case the finger piece 17 may be omitted from the Srrns- 95 Fromthe foregoing description it Will beseen that When the parts arearranged as described the normal tendency of the springs 12 is to forcethe upper sash against the outer guidestrip 6 and the lower sash againstthe Ico middle guide-strips 5, thus making a tight joint between thesashes and the outermost of the strips between which they work. ThisWill have the result of effectively excluding cold air, rain, dust, (be.It will also effeetually prevent the sashes from rattling, no matterwhat vertical position they may occupy in the frame. It will also beseen that when the sashes are in their closed positions the ends of thelong arms 1G will engage the lugs O of the plates S and therebyeifectually lock the sashes against vertical movement. Itisalso apparentthat on account of the location and arrangement of the locking devicesitis practically impossible to unlock them from the outside of the windowwithout breaking one of the window-panes and so gaining access to theiinger-piece 17. The locking device is therefore much more secure thanany other locking device of which I amaware, which is as simple in itsconstruction as the one described in this application. The spring can,however, be easily disengaged from the lug 9 on the inside of the windowby simply pressing on the fin ger-piece, and the sash can then be movedvertically, as desired, and the springs will thereafter exert sufficientforce on the sash to hold it in any position it may be desired. Byextending the long arm 16 of the spring longitudinally of the sash-railbetween it and the guide-strip an extended frictional bearing-surfacebetween the spring and guide-strip is assumed where sashes ofconsiderable weight may be held in the desired open position without theaid of cords and weights.

It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minordetails of construction maybe resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacriiicin g any of the advantages of this invention.

IIaving thus described my invention, what I claim is As a new article ofmanufacture, a sashholder comprising a spring-loop with arms of unequallength all struck up of a single piece of sheet spring metal, the shortarm having side extensions at its end bent in opposite directions, andthe long arm having a lateral projection near its end, the loop andshort arm being adapted to be supported in a deep recess in thewindow-sash and the long arm to be seated in a shallow recess leadingfrom the deep recess, and to either frictionally engage the guide-stripor to positively engage a fixed stop thereon, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own Ihavehereio affixed mysignature in the presence of two witnesses.

EGBER'I E. MASTERS.

Witnesses:

CHAs. S. IIARRs, F. M. Osnoniv.

